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French former top oil CEO arrested in Ivory Coast

The former CEO of French oil giant Elf (now part of Total) was arrested in Abidjan on Saturday and extradited to Togo over a fraud probe. Loïk Le Floch-Prigent already served jail sentences in France for corruption during his time as Elf chief.

The ex-head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, has been extradited to the west African nation of Togo after his arrest in Ivory Coast over a fraud probe, a government source said Sunday.